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The Modern Explorers Hardcover – 9 Sept. 2013

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Exploration has never been more popular and any idea that there is nowhere left to explore is instantly disproved by the contemporary explorers who are showcased here. Most of the accounts are written by the explorers themselves, and they all vividly describe challenging and extraordinary expeditions to some of the remotest parts of the world, in extremes of temperature and aridity, often alone and on the edge of danger. Some of these explorers are very experienced and are already celebrated worldwide, others are young and less well known and just starting to make their mark; all are driven by ambition, aspiration and passion.

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'Breathtaking accounts of expeditions from almost 40 contemporary explorers' - Adventure Travel Magazine

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Thrilling, first-hand accounts by men and women who are the modern heirs of the great explorers of previous ages

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames and Hudson Ltd; 1st edition (9 Sept. 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500516847
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500516843
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.56 x 3.18 x 25.4 cm
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Robin Hanbury-Tenison
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Robin Hanbury-Tenison OBE, DL, Dsc, Dhc, MA, FLS, FRGS is an explorer with a conscience.

He has spent much of his life travelling in the world's rainforests and deserts and campaigning to protect both them and their people. One of the few remaining explorers who merits the name, he made the two first crossings of South America from East to West (1958) and North to South (1964/5).

He believes that the spirit of exploration is alive and well and never more needed than now, as we begin to realise how little we really understand our world and how rapidly we are destroying it.His latest book, The Modern Explorers, salutes both those who have inspired us in recent years and those who are continuing the tradition of pushing the limits of knowledge and human endurance.

'The author of over twenty books, most of which are still in print, he has recently become celebrated as a photographer via the critically acclaimed exhibition Echoes of a Vanished World that details his first encounters with pristine peoples and places. Echoes of a Vanished World was first shown at the National Theatre and the Eden Project.

It will now move to the Dimbola Gallery on the Isle of Wight and will finally go on permanent display in the Natural History Museum at Eton College.From his farm on Bodmin Moor, which last year won the Award as the Best Large Scale Renewable Energy Project in Cornwall, he still travels widely, lecturing and visiting expeditions in the field. Visit his website www.robinsbooks.co.uk

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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2020
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2013
    Have you ever wondered what drives a few intrepid men and women to forsake comfort and security, to explore places known only to those whose home they may be? In this book modern explorers write about the sufferings and privations they endured, and the rewards they experienced as they crossed polar and desert regions, scaled mountains, traced rivers to their source, made perilous sea journeys and forays into rainforest, ventured into caves and sought to rediscover lost worlds. Some were part of large, highly organised expeditions to further scientific knowledge. Others travelled in small groups, or alone, plumbing the depths of isolation from other members of the human species.

    Each writer offers a different slant but, in a book as diverse as this, you are inevitably drawn to some more than others. I don't think I'll forget how Ranulph Fiennes dealt with the maddening pain of frostbite, or how Jon Muir crossed Australia unassisted with his Jack Russell terrier for company. I now know who Mikael Strandberg considers to be his true heros after spending a year in Siberia, and what life is like in the Darien forests of Panama, as seen through the poetic eyes of Wade Davis. Robert Twigger's account of Tim Severin's Brendan Voyage confirmed my suspicion that modern materials are not always superior. There was reassurance in Hank de Velde's conclusions after he had passed the solitude test on his never-ending voyage; and in Tahir Shah's shoestring technique. To be an explorer, he contends, all you need is determination. Reading this book will provide encouragement to would-be explorers.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 January 2019
    All ok
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 December 2017
    Great price and fast delivery.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2015
    A brilliant book. I bought it for my daughter, who has definite wanderlust.
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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2013
    I had to give this book four stars, taking one off because it aroused a slight degree of jealousy. I mean if you've dabbled in this type of 'exploration' on viewing the photos alone you'll kick yourself for not having pushed yourself just a little bit more, and for not having taken a camera along with you. So five stars really, mumble grumble. The Modern Explorers
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  • Nesi
    2.0 out of 5 stars Lacks in depth stories
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 February 2014
    Most of the recounts of exploration are written by the explorer and are simply a glossy over of their adventure. Nobody really goes into any real detail. I just expected more of a story from each one. It reads like this: I got a sponsor to fund the trip. We bought some boats and equipment. We found the source of the river by doing this or that. The trip ended and we made some interesting discoveries. The end. It doesn't really grab you and draw you into the true grit of their ordeal.